Add, edit, and remove users in Padlet for Schools (at padlet.org)

Add users

If you are an owner or teacher in a Padlet for Schools account, you should have access to the user management page from your dashboard. Click on your account name in the top-right corner of your dashboard and then Manage people.

There are a few ways you can bring people in:

• Adding individuals manually
• Inviting multiple users at once
• Sharing an invite link
• Enabling automatic account creation

Add a single user

1. Click your account name on the dashboard > Manage people.
2. Click Add New User.
3. Select Add Single User.
4. Fill in the required fields.

• An email address is optional for student accounts.
• The username is auto-generated but can be changed. The username has to be unique.
• The password is auto-generated but can be changed. Please make sure it is at least 8 characters long.
• Choose the student role for student accounts and teacher for teacher accounts.

1. Click ADD.

Add multiple users

1. Click your account name on the dashboard > Manage people.
2. Click Add New User.
3. Press Add Multiple Users.
4. Enter user details following the format suggested. You can also follow these instructions to invite people with a CSV file.

Once the users are added, students and teachers will get an email notification with details on how to join your organization.

Allow third-party log in

Account owners can also allow self-registration for their organization by enabling Third-party Log in for users. This way, users can use their school-issued email addresses to log in. Most importantly, you just have to share your official Padlet for Schools address (<myschool>.padlet.org) for people to join your account.

1. To turn on Google/Microsoft/ClassLink log in, sign into your unique Padlet for Schools account (it will be a URL ending in padlet.org [i.e. hogwarts.padlet.org] and not padlet.com).
2. Click your account name in the top-right corner of your dashboard.
3. Click Settings > Organization info.
4. Use the pencil icon next to 'Third party log in' to choose between Google, Microsoft or ClassLink log in.
5. Move the toggle to the ON position for 'Create student accounts automatically.'

No need to do anything else. Your choices will be saved automatically!

Send out invite links

Sending out an invite link is the most convenient way to get people to join your organization. With links, you can add people without assigning usernames and passwords or filling out a spreadsheet. This is especially useful when inviting users in bulk with assigned user roles.

Owners and Admins can share invite links by performing the following steps:

1. Click on your account name in the top-right corner of your dashboard > Manage people.
2. Click Add New User.
3. Select Invite Links.
4. Click the COPY button next to the designated role for the recipient.
5. Paste the link into an email (or whichever form of communication you prefer) and send the link to those you wish to invite!

Recipients will be prompted to sign up and their roles are automatically assigned based on the link they access.

Invite links do not expire but account owners have the option to disable invite link sharing and reset the URLs to control the registration to the Padlet for Schools account.

Edit users and assign roles

Once a user is added, you can edit their display name, username, email and role.

Edit a single user

From the Manage people page, click anywhere in the row of the user you want to edit and then click EDIT. If you want to update their role, click the dropdown menu next to 'Role' and select the correct option. Once you've updated the user, click SAVE.

After entering their username or email address, click Review > Expand user.

The next page will show options for viewing, editing and deleting the user's school account.

Edit multiple users

Here is how to adjust user roles or edit in bulk.

1. From the Manage people page, click the Bulk Select Users button.

1. Enter the usernames or email addresses on the 'Select Multiple Users' page (one user per line) and then click Review.

1. Click Change roles > Continue.
2. Choose the role you want for the selected users using the dropdown box.

1. Finally, click Change Roles.

Remove users

When a student or teacher leaves, the account owner may delete their user accounts. All padlets associated with the account will be deleted permanently - so please proceed with caution.

Bulk delete users

1. Sign in to your Padlet for Schools account.
2. Click your account name at the top-right corner of your dashboard > Manage people.
3. Tick the box next to the user's View button. Once ticked, the Bulk Delete Users button on top will turn from gray to pink, indicating that it is clickable.
4. Select Bulk Delete Users > Continue.

1. Finally, enter the 4-digit code to confirm removal and press DELETE.

Search users

To search for users within the Manage People page - Use the Bulk Select Users button. After entering their username or email address, click Review > Expand user. The next page will show options for viewing, editing and deleting the user's school account.

To view your member list alphabetically, you can do so on your Analytics page.